When eaten raw, it restores 3 Health and 12.5 Hunger. Toma Root takes 6 days to spoil. It can be used as an ingredient in several Crock Pot recipes and is require for Spicy Vegetable Stinger, Salsa Fresca and Moqueca. Feeding an Toma Root to a bird in a Birdcage will produce 1–2 Toma Root Seeds, as well as a 50% chance to get a plain seed.

Roasted Toma Root is obtained by cooking a Toma Root over a Campfire, Fire Pit, or Star. It restores 17 more Health than the raw version and takes 10 days to spoil. It has the same uses as raw Toma Root.

Toma Roots are featured in The Gorgeevent in Don't Starve Together. They grow from Spiky Seeds, which can be bought from Pipton for one Old Coin. A Toma Root can be made into a Roast Toma Root by being cooked at the Campfire next to the Swamp Pig Elder. Toma Roots can be used in a variety of Cooking Recipes exclusive to The Gorge.